Pour one out for the BlackBerry, the previous king of cellular. The firm has introduced that as of January 4th, basic units operating BlackBerry OS 7.1 or earlier, in addition to OS 10, will lose key companies. And by key, we imply completely essential capabilities, like cellphone calls, texting, knowledge and even emergency 9-1-1 entry. You can even anticipate to have points with Wi-Fi and apps like BlackBerry World and Desktop supervisor, Liliputing studies. January 4th can even mark the top for the PlayBook, the corporate’s ill-fated pill.
Of course, none of this comes as a shock. BlackBerry shut down its app retailer and its fashionable Messenger (BBM) service in 2019. There actually was no getting back from that. If you will recall, the corporate was method too late to reply to the specter of the iPhone, and failed to search out a lot success by adopting Android. At least it nonetheless has QNX, BlackBerry’s fashionable working system that powers infotainment techniques from Toyota, Audi, Honda, and loads of different fashionable automobile makers.